Table 3 Characteristics of participants aged over 30 years in the TLJS study cohort

Categorical; Count (%)

Age

 > 40

 40–60

 > 60

4082 (44.09)

3561 (38.46)

1615 (17.44)

4075 (45.13)

3490 (38.65)

1465 (16.22)

7 (3.07)

71 (31.14)

150 (65.79)

Sex

 Male

 Female

4018 (43.40)

5240 (56.60)

3863 (42.78)

5167 (57.22)

155 (67.98)

73 (32.02)

Marital Status

 Single

 Married

 Divorced

1415 (15.29)

7181 (77.60)

658 (7.11)

1412 (15.64)

6990 (77.44)

624 (6.91)

3 (1.32)

191 (83.77)

34 (14.91)

Education

 Primary

 Secondary

 Higher

2087 (24.55)

5003 (58.85)

1411 (16.60)

1997 (23.96)

4943 (59.30)

1396 (16.75)

90 (54.55)

60 (36.36)

15 (9.09)

Physical Activity

 Low

 Medium

 High

3392 (38.36)

3940 (44.56)

1511 (17.09)

3306 (38.25)

3858 (44.64)

1479 (17.11)

86 (43.00)

52 (41.00)

32 (16.00)

Smoking

 Non-smoking

 Former

 Current

7025 (77.87)

856 (9.49)

1141 (12.65)

6894 (78.32)

819 (9.30)

1089 (12.37)

131 (59.55)

37 (16.82)

52 (23.64)

Family History of Stroke

 Yes

 No

932 (10.32)

8095 (89.67)

902 (10.24)

7905 (89.76)

30 (13.64)

190 (86.36)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

 Yes

 No

1046 (12.40)

7387 (87.60)

949 (11.54)

7274 (88.46)

97 (46.19)

113 (53.81)

High Blood pressure

 Yes

 No

1745 (19.38)

7259 (80.62)

1616 (18.39)

7169 (81.61)

129 (58.90)

90 (41.10)

BMI

 Underweight

 Normal weight

 Overweight

 Obese

161 (1.74)

2614 (28.24)

3543 (38.76)

2940 (31.76)

161 (1.78)

2562 (28.37)

3451 (38.22)

2856 (31.63)

0 (0.0)

52 (22.81)

92 (40.35)

84 (36.84)

High Triglyceride

 Yes

 No

3906 (43.48)

5077 (56.52)

3780 (43.15)

4981 (56.85)

126 (56.76)

96 (43.24)

Low High-density lipoprotein

 Yes

 No

6993 (77.96)

1977 (22.04)

6823 (77.97)

1928 (22.03)

170 (77.63)

49 (22.37)

Lipid Drug

 Yes

 No

271 (2.93)

8987 (97.07)

246 (2.72)

8784 (97.28)

25 (10.96)

203 (89.04)

Beta-Blockers

 Yes

 No

862 (9.31)

8396 (90.69)

808 (8.95)

8222 (91.05)

54 (23.68)

174 (76.32)

Anti-Hypertension Drug

 Yes

 No

692 (7.47)

8566 (92.53)

625 (6.92)

8405 (93.08)

67 (29.39)

161 (70.61)

Corticosteroid

 Yes

 No

94 (1.02)

9164 (98.98)

90 (1.00)

8940 (99.00)

4 (1.75)

224 (98.25)

Aspirin

 Yes

 No

550 (5.94)

8708 (94.06)

484 (5.36)

8546 (94.64)

66 (28.95)

162 (71.05)

Continuous; Mean (SD)

Age (year)

43.74 (15.51)

43.23 (15.25)

63.87 (11.77)

Weight (kg)

71.92 (13.56)

71.90 (13.58)

72.78 (12.75)

Height (cm)

162.42 (9.67)

162.45 (9.65)

161.20 (10.04)

Body mass index (kg/m²)

27.29 (4.85)

27.27 (4.86)

28.03 (4.48)

Hip circumference (cm)

101.65 (9.18)

101.68 (9.19)

100.24 (8.95)

Waist circumference (cm)

91.26 (12.58)

91.08 (12.57)

98.49 (10.46)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

116.92 (18.92)

116.39 18.41)

137.99 (25.78)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.77 (10.71)

74.64 (10.60)

79.95 (13.52)

Cholestrrol (mg/dL)

192.02 (41.88)

191.62 (41.81)

207.86 (41.85)

Fasting blood suger (mg/dL)

98.33 (32.12)

97.45 (30.38)

132.78 (64.05)

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

160.18 (106.96)

159.59 (106.56)

183.44 (119.60)

High-density Lipoprotein (mg/dL)

39.19 (10.43)

39.22 (10.41)

38.08 (11.11)